World Rivers Day 2017
World Rivers Day took place on 24th September 2017 and to mark this day we visited Parteen Regulating Weir to take some aerial photos. The ESB abstract up 400 tonnes […]
World Rivers Day took place on 24th September 2017 and to mark this day we visited Parteen Regulating Weir to take some aerial photos. The ESB abstract up 400 tonnes […]
A new study just published shows that salmon runs on Shannon are less than five percent of what they should be. This is due to the impact of ESB dams. Essentially the salmon […]
Here are some aerial photos and a video of Parteen Regulating Weir taken during July 2015. The headrace canal which transfers abstracted water to Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Station is also featured. […]
We want the fish pass at Parteen weir to be opened immediately and left open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Passage of ‘wild’ fish upstream has to […]
These are some selected photos of Parteen weir on the Lower River Shannon which were taken during December 2014. Parteen weir regulates the water flow in the Old River Shannon and diverts […]
Rivers across Europe are currently experiencing a phenomenal increase in the runs of juvenile eels, or elvers. The numbers that have arrived into rivers such as the River Severn in […]
During the flooding of Limerick City last weekend it is important to remember that areas affected, such as St. Mary’s Park, were flooded by river water rather than saline water […]